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Kathleen Nastri - Bridgeport, CT
350 Fairfield Avenue Suite 501 Bridgeport, CT 06604
Koskoff Koskoff & Bieder PC
Bridgeport Medical Malpractice Lawyer
Overview
Kathleen’s focus is on medical malpractice, personal injury, and other complex cases. She is known for the thoroughness she brings to each of her cases, and the compassion and empathy she has for each of her clients.
Kathleen has obtained numerous precedent-setting and multi-million dollar verdicts and settlements, including a $58 Million verdict, the largest medical malpractice verdict in Connecticut history, for a Norwalk family whose son suffered a birth injury that resulted in cerebral palsy, and a $12.3 million verdict for the family of a 5-year-old girl who drowned at the Waterbury Boys & Girls Club.
Whether through her commitment to provide the best possible representation to her clients, or her fierce conviction to do whatever she can to protect the civil justice system, Kathleen’s goal is always to make a difference. In 2017, Kathleen was elected President of the American Association of Justice, and she continues to serve on the Association’s Board of Governors. She has also held numerous leadership positions with Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association (CTLA), including becoming its first woman president in 2003.
About Kathleen Nastri
Current Employment Position(s)
- Attorney
Practice Areas
- Medical Malpractice
- Personal Injury
Representative Cases
- $58 Million, the largest medical malpractice verdict in Connecticut history, for the family of a baby born who suffers from severe cerebral palsy resulting from a birth injury
- $12.3 Million for the family of a 5-year old girl who drowned in the indoor pool at the Waterbury Boys & Girls Club
- $9.3 Million for a 72 year-old woman who suffers lifelong permanent injuries after being given an overdose of a drug at Bridgeport Hospital
- $2.7 Million for a baby with partial shoulder paralysis, Erb’s Palsy, resulting from an unnecessarily violent birth
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- Connecticut, 1986
- U.S. District Court District of Connecticut, 1987
- U.S. Court of Appeals 2nd Circuit, 1997
- U.S. District Court Southern District of New York, 2000
Other Affiliations
- American Association of Justice (Recent Past President)
- American Association of Justice (Member, Board of Governors)
- American Association for Justice (Member, Publications Committee)
- Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association, 2003 - 2004 (President (first Woman President))
- Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association (Member, Editorial Board of Forum Magazine)
- Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association (Co-Chair, Continuing Legal Education Committee)
- Connecticut Bar Association (Member)
- Greater Bridgeport Bar Association (Member)
- American Board of Trial Advocates (Member)
- American College of Trial Lawyers (Fellow)
- International Society of Barristers (Member)
- International Academy of Trial Lawyers (Member)
Past Positions
- Carmody & Torrance, Waterbury, CT, 1986 - 2003
- Head of Plaintiff's Personal Injury Practice Group, 1993 - 2003
- Koskoff, Koskoff & Bieder, Bridgeport, CT, 2003
Education
- University of Connecticut School of Law, Hartford, Connecticut
J.D., With Honors - University of Connecticut
B.S.
Articles
Published Works
- Editor, Verdict and Settlements Column, CTLA Forum Magazine
Office Information
Address
350 Fairfield Avenue Suite 501 Bridgeport, CT 06604
Fax
- 203-368-3244
Office Hours
9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Monday-Friday
Websites
Achievements
Honors
- AAJ Lifetime Achievement Award
- Fellow, Connecticut Bar Foundation
- Fellow, Inner Circle of Advocates
- Best Lawyers
- Super Lawyers
- Martindale-Hubbell AV Rating
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